In Change God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. – Reinhold Niebuhr
Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth. – Isaac Barrow
I went from resenting my mother-in-law to accepting her, finally to appreciating her. What appeared to be her diffidence when I was first married, I now value as serenity. – Ayelet Waldman
At these big set-piece events like the leaders’ debates, that exterior of calm and serenity is nothing compared to what’s going on inside most of the time. – Nicola Sturgeon
My idea of serenity – that wonderful word that everybody’s trying to get into their life – is call-waiting. – Elaine Stritch
What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don’t feel required to grasp all the time. – David Guterson
I would like to be George Clooney diplomatic. I just don’t have the wherewithal yet or the inner serenity. – Shia LaBeouf
The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance. – Sylvia Kristel
In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish. – Simone Weil